Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Donald Trump, issued a rare rebuke of the President on Thursday when he said Trump’s crude attack on the late Rep. John Dingell is “not funny.” Trump drew widespread criticism on Wednesday when, during a rally in Dingell’s home state of Michigan, he implied that the late
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(CNN Español) — El requerimiento de la orden de aprehensión contra el expresidente Evo Morales publicado por el Ministerio Público de Bolivia fue “elevado en consulta, para su análisis, a la Organización Internacional de Policía Criminal, con sede en Lyon, Francia”, informó el jueves el director departamental de Interpol en La Paz, Augusto Russo. La
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Bolivia, a través de su canciller, Karen Longaric, consultará al alto comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados si el expresidente Evo Morales puede hacer política desde Argentina. “Esa es una consulta de carácter jurídico internacional, que es el paso que debemos seguir y esperaremos que el alto comisionado
Continue Reading Entrepreneur Andrew Yang said it was “both an honor and disappointment to be the lone candidate of color” on the Democratic presidential primary stage Thursday night. Standing on the nearly all-white debate stage, Yang said he missed Sen. Kamala Harris of California, who dropped out of the race earlier this month, and Sen. Cory Booker
Continue Reading Sen. Elizabeth Warren drew considerable applause during Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate when she redirected a comment about her age and the fact that, if elected, she’d be the oldest president ever inaugurated. “I’d also be the youngest woman ever inaugurated,” she said. Warren, 70, was responding to a moderator’s question regarding former President Barack Obama’s
Continue Reading Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday apologized to former Vice President Joe Biden after mocking a debate moment where Biden — who has been open about overcoming his own stutter — appeared to imitate a stuttering child to relay how he connects to people. Sanders’ apology came after she tweeted, “I I
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Fans can and will debate “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” on various fronts, but even naysayers should recognize that one aspect of the film presented an extraordinary degree of difficulty: What to do about Princess Leia’s role after the tragic death of Carrie Fisher. As director J.J. Abrams noted, the actress’s sudden loss three
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EL PASO, Texas — A favorite holiday tradition could pose a fire risk if done incorrectly: Christmas trees. As holiday decorations go up, and heaters come out, there are several things to remember to ensure a safe holiday and prevent a fire. “Everybody’s thinking about Christmas and having a good time,” El Paso Fire Capt.
Continue Reading Mariah Carey knew what we wanted for the holidays, and she’s giving it to us just in time. The singer put a spin on her classic, “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” with a new music video, released Thursday. “We wanted to make a modern classic,” Carey said during a YouTube livestream for the
Continue Reading Henry Cavill plays the title role in “The Witcher,” but giving a pulse to this dreary medieval fantasy series is too much of a job even for Superman. Netflix is surely hoping the show will scratch the “Game of Thrones” itch, while merely demonstrating how difficult that brand of magic is to conjure. Cavill is
Continue Reading Jimmy Fallon and The Roots’ Tariq Trotter hopped on a schoolbus to rap with a few famous muppets in a “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” segment. Elmo, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, the Count, and Bert and Ernie joined the late-night host and Trotter to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Sesame Street,” singing
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The editor in chief of a leading Christian magazine who wrote an op-ed that called for Donald Trump to be removed from office said Friday he doesn’t believe his comments will shake the President’s strong hold on evangelicals, which is a critical part of his political base. Mark Galli of Christianity Today, which was founded
Continue Reading The final question at the Democratic presidential debate was an unusual one: The candidates could either choose to ask for forgiveness from one of their rivals on stage, or offer a gift. The only two women on stage — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar — asked for forgiveness for getting “really
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Camille Schrier, a student at Virginia Commonwealth who advocates for drug safety, was crowned Miss America 2020 on Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo & Convention Center in Uncasville, Connecticut. Schrier was chosen by a panel of three celebrity judges over Miss Georgia Victoria Hill. Schrier, who gave a chemistry demonstration on hydrogen
Continue Reading James Corden is known for driving the streets of Los Angeles with wildly famous artists in his Carpool Karaoke segment, but he rarely gets such a personal look into the life of a star as he did on Thursday night’s “Late Late Show” appearance. In the latest installment of Carpool Karaoke, Corden was serenaded by
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The Washington Post says that a photo of its reporters unwinding after a long day of impeachment proceedings is being misconstrued by Trump White House officials and allies. Donald Trump Jr., who regularly attacks the press, claimed that the photo showed reporter Rachael Bade “celebrating yesterday’s farce.” Press secretary Stephanie Grisham tweeted about the photo
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As humans, we’re motivated by curiosity and a desire to know more. While our solar system is about 4.5 billion years old, modern humans have only been around for about 200,000 years. And scientists agree that in so many ways, we’re really just getting started with what we’ve learned about our planet and the universe.
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s campaign falsely suggested Thursday that a senior Democratic congressman, Rep. Jim Clyburn, had called for Trump to be hanged. “The number 3 House Democrat, James Clyburn, just said this about President Trump: ‘Hang him!’ This hatred and anger is out of control,” the campaign’s “war room” tweeted along with a video clip
Continue Reading A leading Christian magazine founded by late evangelist Billy Graham — father of key presidential supporter Franklin Graham — published an op-ed on Thursday calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office and urging evangelicals not to support him. “Whether Mr. Trump should be removed from office by the Senate or by popular
Continue Reading Nobody in Washington understands power — how to win it, keep it and wield it — better than Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell. Now the two giants of Capitol Hill have each other in their sights, as Democrats and Republicans feud over the terms of a Senate trial of President Donald Trump. The speaker’s refusal
Continue Reading If you bought something with a credit or debit card from a Wawa convenience store in the last nine months, your personal information might have been swiped. On December 10, the company found malware on the servers it uses to process payments at “potentially all Wawa locations,” said Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens in a letter
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A picture is worth a thousand words and a group of black medical students at Tulane University are hoping their pictures speak volumes about how far they’ve come. Russell Ledet, a medical student at Tulane University, tells CNN he got the idea after a conversation with his eight-year-old daughter about a trip they took to
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Investors apparently haven’t left themselves too many Post-its to remind themselves to buy 3M stock. Shares of 3M are down nearly 12% this year. That makes the St. Paul, Minnesota-based conglomerate, which also makes ACE bandages, Scotch tape and a variety of industrial products, one of the “dogs” of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It’s
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ver televisión hace que los televidentes prefieran cuerpos femeninos más delgados, según muestra un nuevo estudio. Los científicos midieron la relación entre el consumo de televisión y las preferencias corporales entre personas de varios pueblos remotos en Nicaragua. Mientras que aquellos que tenían un acceso muy limitado a la televisión preferían mujeres con
Continue Reading As 2019 comes to a close, the US economy earns its highest ratings in almost two decades, potentially boosting President Donald Trump in matchups against the Democrats vying to face him in next year’s election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Overall, 76% rate economic conditions in the US today as very
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó el jueves el revisado Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (conocido como T-MEC o USMCA), con lo que la principal prioridad legislativa del presidente Donald Trump fue enviada al Senado, solo un día después de que la Cámara votara para llevar a juicio
Continue Reading The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to confirm Stephen Biegun as the next deputy secretary of state. Biegun will take on the number two position at the State Department amid intense speculation about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s political ambitions. In numerous interviews, Pompeo has downplayed the prospect of a Senate bid, despite his frequent trips
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He’s the best competition surfer there’s ever been, but veteran Kelly Slater missed out on a spot in the inaugural Olympics surfing competition at Tokyo 2020. The 47-year-old, the record 11-time world champion, lost in the semifinals of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Hawaii to hand countryman John John Florence the final spot on the
Continue Reading The Dutch Christmas character ‘Black Pete’ — full blackface, a curly afro wig, red lipstick and large gold earrings — is one that Liverpool star Georginio Wijnaldum knows well. The controversial caricature has been a historical part of Holland’s Saint Nicholas festivities — celebrated on December 5 — but has recently attracted protests across the
Continue Reading Happy Friday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. 2019 was the year that brought us WeWork’s disastrous IPO effort, which ended not with a blockbuster debut, but with a hefty bailout from SoftBank, its top investor. The rescue
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